What was the strategic reasoning behind Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?

Question

What was the strategic reasoning behind Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor?

A.
Japan wanted to prevent the United States from entering World War II.

B.
Japan wanted to help Japanese prisoners of war held in Hawaii escape.

C.
Japan wanted to incapacitate the US Navy to allow Japan to dominate the Pacific.

D.
Japan wanted to draw the United States into a costly invasion of the Japanese islands.

Answer 1

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The correct answer is:

C. Japan wanted to incapacitate the US Navy to allow Japan to dominate the Pacific.

Japan's strategic reasoning behind the attack on Pearl Harbor was to neutralize the United States Pacific Fleet, which they viewed as a significant obstacle to their expansionist goals in the Asia-Pacific region. By incapacitating the fleet, Japan aimed to secure its dominance in the Pacific and pursue its imperial ambitions with less interference from the United States.